Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 1/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

Bryce Jordan Center is where the Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) will take on the Indiana Hoosiers (10-3) on Sunday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Winthrop and walked away with a win by a score of 77-68 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Hoosiers left the arena with 19 while Winthrop recorded 22 fouls. They made 6 out of their 23 tries from 3-point land. Winthrop finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 20 tries. On top of that, Winthrop grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Winthrop dished out 8 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 37.5% from the field on 24 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hoosiers knocked down 16 of 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 45.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 66) and made 1 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Myles Rice is a player who was a major factor in this game. He finished 53.8% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He scored 18 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Indiana will play this contest with a record of 10-3 this season. They are averaging 78.7 pts per contest (105th in the nation) while going 49.0% from the field. The Hoosiers are hitting 30.6% on three-point shots (75 of 245) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 38.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 218 dimes on the season, which ranks 79th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Hoosiers are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They rank 235th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 184 relinquished on the year. The Hoosiers are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (333 of 800) and they concede 32.6 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 31.7% on 3-pointers while they are 145th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (69.9).

For their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away with a victory by a final of 86-66 when they played Penn. Regarding rebounds, Penn State allowed Penn to get 28 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from three-point range via 11 out of 33 and ended up shooting 11 out of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Nittany Lions permitted Penn to convert 22 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Nittany Lions ended up going 30 for 66 from the field which had them at 45.5%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Penn State made 4 out of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to knock down 22 of those for a rate of 84.6%. Penn was called for 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Nittany Lions collected 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

Ace Baldwin Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions for the matchup. He buried 5 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He tallied 23 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and earned 10 assists for this contest.

Penn State has a win-loss mark of 11-2 for the season. The Nittany Lions have committed 16.8 fouls per contest while shooting 75.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per game (10th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. Penn State has 1,147 pts for the year (88.2 per contest) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Nittany Lions are connecting on 50.4% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the nation.

The Nittany Lions are ranked 82nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.0. They have forced 17.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (132nd in Division 1). The Penn State defense allows 32.3% on 3-point attempts (96 of 297) and their opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 14.8 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which is 301st and 77th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Penn State and under the total points

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